The document outlines the IT initiatives undertaken by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) from 2005-2008. This included providing PCs and software, developing a website and intranet, establishing LAN connectivity, implementing office automation systems, and providing IT training to staff. Systems like the Intranet portal, Document Management System, grants information system, and foreign collaboration approvals database were developed to create an IT-enabled work environment. The Project Applications and Monitoring System was customized for DSIR to automate its core application and monitoring processes and enable online public access.

1. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

2. Infrastructure Development: Provide Personal Computers (PCs)
with necessary software support to all functionaries.
Website: Enrich the contents of the website by including forms and
guidelines relevant to various citizen services being provided by the
Department.
Networking: Establish Local Area Network (LAN) and develop an
Intranet to facilitate file and information sharing between various
functional units.
Office Automation: Implement an office automation system to
maintain records of receipt, issue of letters and movement of files
IT Training: Provide relevant specialized training courses to the staff
and Officers, to enable them working on computers.
e-Reports: Convert the Acts, Rules, Circulars and other published
material of interest or relevance to the public in electronic form.
Under this Plan, efforts have been made to create some useful Information systems.
(IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

3. - CORE ACTIVITIES
For DSIR, the core processes, primarily involve activity on exchange of data/information
and therefore, an Integrated Project Application and Monitoring System (PAMS) would be
required. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

4. Need however was realized to go developing the various Information Systems on its
complementary processes first. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008

5. + +
Convergence of Information Technology and Communication Technology
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CREATED AN IT-CENTRIC WORK ENVIRONMENT
Department has an IT-Action Plan for progressive implementation of e-Governance and
successfully establishing an IT enabled work environment. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008

6. INTRADSIR
DMIS
CINFOSYS
An intranet is established to facilitate exchange of information among DSIR officers.
(IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

7. All Forms and Guidelines available here
NRFC Reports generator
PGRAMS
Various all others applications software developed are now accessed through INTRADSIR
(IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

8. ‘INTRADSIR’
This System acts as an
enterprise-wide
information system and
it facilitates the
exchange of various
information among
Department officials.
The client server applications to automate internal entities for providing the services from the
core and complementary processes in an integrated manner.
(IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

9. Document
Management
Information System
(DMIS)
It is a web based
system. The system is
made operational to
all the DSIR
officers/staff at
Technology Bhavan
through 'INTRADSIR'
For creating an IT-centric work environment, it remains foremost essential to adopt the use of
such electronic workflow applications to streamline any movement of information from desk to
desk, allowing sharing of authorized data for effective decision support (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

10. ‘CINFOSYS’
provides information
on those supported
projects under various
components of the
grants-in-aids scheme
TPDU and is
accessed through
INTRADSIR.
Development of data marts on various components of a grants-in-aids scheme of DSIR has lead
to the availability of a comprehensive, Cardinal Information System ‘‘CINFOSYS’ is accessed
through INTRADSIR
(IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

11. Foreign Collaboration
Approvals Information
Management System.
Department maintains a
very valuable database
on foreign collaboration
approvals and it
generates from this
database, two volumes of
reports on yearly basis
It generates the information on online/offline from the database of all the approvals of foreign
collaboration approvals approved by the secretariat of industrial assistance, Ministry of Commerce
and Industry and Reserve Bank of India that were made during last 15 years. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008

12. PGRAMS
A System available for on line submission of grievances, accessible through INTRADSIR
(IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

13. RTI
on DSIR website
A separate section on Right to Information has been added to the Website for proactive disclosures
under the Right to Information Act, 2005 enacted on June 15, 2005.
(IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )

14. PIMS
Stand alone
PIMS at DSIR
In DSIR it generates reports on the present stock position comprises of remaining
quantity of items with the stores, List of exhaust items. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008

15. PAMS
On Lotus Domino
Notes
Customization of PAMS has been done by TCS for DSIR use. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008 )
PAMS requires to be made accessible to public to submit the proposal on-line

16. PAMS Technical Architecture: Utility Server
Architecture Users using Browser to access applications
Users coming in
from the internet
and using browser
to access the
applications.
Firewall Firewall
Antivirus gateway
Domino Utility Server
In cluster mode for High
Availability
Internet Hosting the web based
work flow
Applications
Reverse Proxy
Users using Browser to access applications
Customization of PAMS is being done by TCS for DSIR use. PAMS would be accessible
to public on DSIR web site through internet therefore would automate its citizen centered
core processes. (IT-eG,DSIR/2005-2008